LI towns and aerodromes in cleared of the enemy, and London, May 24. Crete, except Maleme have been supplies dropped for the use of the Nazis are being collected by the British troops, it was learned in London today.
At Maleme the position is not so favourable, and the enemy continued to land troops there yesterday.
They have also been able to land some artillery, probably seventy-five millimetre guns and mortars, from the air.
'While the position seems to be well in hang throughout the island, ex. cept at Maleme, it cannot. be' said that there are hot small. bodies of troops in parts of the island, and these may have seme nuisance vals. It ig not believed that these small pockets of the enemy are numerous. and mopping-up operations are continuing, Operations at, sea continue without interruption under considerable dit Acultles, Tt is pointed out that there fare a large number of Greek islands. within 60 or 10 miles of Crete, while the Mahan Dodecanese are only 50 miles away, and it is thought improbable that the navy will be able {to prevent every single enemy vessel Srom landing troops o supplies some. where on the Cretan coast,
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